Mikulášovice
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Ústí nad Labem | ||
| District | Děčín | ||
| Commune | Rumburk | ||
| Municipality | Šluknov | ||
| Elevation | 414 m (1,358 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | CZ 50°57′56″N 14°21′28″E / 50.96556°N 14.35778°ECoordinates: CZ 50°57′56″N 14°21′28″E / 50.96556°N 14.35778°E | ||
| Area | 25.85 km2 (9.98 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 2,267 (2011) | ||
| Density | 88 / km2 (228 / sq mi) | ||
| Mayor | Ing. Miluše Trojanová (2010) | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 407 79 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Mikulášovice | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.mikulasovice.cz/ | |||
Mikulášovice (German: Nixdorf ) is a town in the Czech Republic.
Mikulášovice is a city with 2,375 inhabitants (January 1, 2004) in the Czech Republic. The elongated village in the valley of the brook Mikulášovický (Nixdorf Bach) is 414 m above sea level in the west of the Bohemian low country near the border with Germany and belongs to the Děčín District. Between Mikulášovice and 7 km north-west German neighbor Sebnitz is the 598 m high Tanečnice (Dance Plan), the mountain of the community.
The company Mikov, producing popular knife Rybička, has its seat in Mikulášovice.
Famous residents
- Franz Dittrich (1815–1859), pathologist and native of Mikulášovice.
- Anni Frind (1900–1987), soprano opera singer, was born in Mikulášovice.
- Oskar Schäfer Knight's Cross holder
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